It feels like this is Lando's time

NORRIS CAN LEAVE US THRILLED TO BRITS INSISTS DAMON HILL

- by MIKE WALTERS

DAMON HILL is among the dream team of British drivers to win their home Grand Prix - and he's tipping Silverstone to become the Lando hope and glory on Sunday.

If home advantage is an asset in Formula One, the Brits have harnessed it 29 times down the years since Stirling Moss took the chequered flag at Aintree in 1955.

Lewis Hamilton has won it nine times but Hill, who won at Silverstone in 1994, believes Lando Norris is likeliest to fly the flag this time after his romp in Austria last weekend.

"Nigel Mansell used to say the support of a home crowd was worth a second a lap," said Hill. "And it definitely adds something.

"If I had to stick my neck out at Silverstone, it's got to be Lando. It feels like this is his time."

Hill is less convinced about Hamilton's chances of completing a perfect 10 on home soil. "Ferrari have a decent record in the British Grand Prix, so you never know.

"It's a great place to win, the best feeling. Winning at Silverstone 31 years ago (inset), I like to describe it as completing the Hill trophy cabinet because my father never won there."

Hill, speaking to promote the launch of his eponymous documentary, released on Sky and streaming service NOW today, was in reflective mood.